---
type: "Bill"
title: "CIRCUIT BREAKR-APPLICATION-FEE"
description: "Amends the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act. Provides that a person may not under any circumstances charge a fee to a claimant for assistance in completing an application form for a property tax relief grant or pharmaceutical assistance under the Act. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 2224"
citation: "Illinois SB 2224 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 68
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-20"
last_action: "2009-08-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/226c4358-2915-4798-b792-d56f10accbf5"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2224&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=45161&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "cb56d9501be821477b5df038301bc976dfb559c51c88ce771f1322aed193c986"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois SB 2224 (96th) — CIRCUIT BREAKR-APPLICATION-FEE

Amends the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act. Provides that a person may not under any circumstances charge a fee to a claimant for assistance in completing an application form for a property tax relief grant or pharmaceutical assistance under the Act. Effective immediately.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB2224&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=45161&DocNum=2224&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB2224eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=45161&DocNum=2224&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB2224enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=45161&DocNum=2224&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Arthur L. Turner — cosponsor (person)
- Bob Biggins — cosponsor (person)
- Cynthia Soto — cosponsor (person)
- Dennis M. Reboletti — cosponsor (person)
- Donald L. Moffitt — cosponsor (person)
- Ed Sullivan, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Eddie Washington — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth Coulson — cosponsor (person)
- Franco Coladipietro — cosponsor (person)
- Fred Crespo — cosponsor (person)
- Jack D. Franks — cosponsor (person)
- Jehan A. Gordon — cosponsor (person)
- Jil Tracy — cosponsor (person)
- John D. Cavaletto — cosponsor (person)
- Kay Hatcher — cosponsor (person)
- Keith Farnham — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
- Mark H. Beaubien, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Marlow H. Colvin — cosponsor (person)
- Michael G. Connelly — cosponsor (person)
- Michael W. Tryon — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Fortner — cosponsor (person)
- Randy Ramey, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Raymond Poe — cosponsor (person)
- Renée Kosel — cosponsor (person)
- Rich Brauer — cosponsor (person)
- Robert F. Flider — cosponsor (person)
- Robert W. Pritchard — cosponsor (person)
- Ron Stephens — cosponsor (person)
- Ronald A. Wait — cosponsor (person)
- Rosemary Mulligan — cosponsor (person)
- Sandra M. Pihos — cosponsor (person)
- Sandy Cole — cosponsor (person)
- Sidney H. Mathias — cosponsor (person)
- William Davis — cosponsor (person)
- William Delgado — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2009-02-20** Filed with Secretary by Sen. William Delgado `filing`
- **2009-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-20** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-04** Assigned to Consumer Protection `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-12** Do Pass Consumer Protection; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2009
- **2009-03-13** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
- **2009-03-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2009
- **2009-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** April 2, 2009
- **2009-04-02** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2009-04-02** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2009-04-02** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-04-03** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2009-04-03** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-22** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Darlene J. Senger
- **2009-04-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-22** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-30** Do Pass / Short Debate Revenue & Finance Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-30** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon
- **2009-05-12** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-05-13** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark L. Walker
- **2009-05-13** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emily McAsey
- **2009-05-14** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
- **2009-05-14** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
- **2009-05-14** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2009-05-15** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. André M. Thapedi
- **2009-05-15** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
- **2009-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
- **2009-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2009-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2009-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner
- **2009-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2009-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2009-05-19** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-19** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-05-19** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- **2009-05-19** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ronald A. Wait
- **2009-05-19** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
- **2009-05-19** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Cavaletto
- **2009-05-19** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy Ramey, Jr.
- **2009-05-19** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Franco Coladipietro
- **2009-05-19** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Stephens
- **2009-05-19** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Biggins
- **2009-05-19** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe
- **2009-05-19** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer
- **2009-05-19** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael G. Connelly
- **2009-05-19** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kay Hatcher
- **2009-05-19** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2009-05-19** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
- **2009-05-19** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jil Tracy
- **2009-05-19** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2009-05-19** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2009-05-19** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole
- **2009-05-19** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan
- **2009-05-19** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael W. Tryon
- **2009-05-19** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark H. Beaubien, Jr.
- **2009-05-19** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Renée Kosel
- **2009-05-19** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2009-05-19** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2009-05-19** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2009-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-14** Effective Date August 14, 2009
- **2009-08-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0491 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/226c4358-2915-4798-b792-d56f10accbf5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).